    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)]
    [November 1, 2004]
    [Page 2924]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency With Respect to Sudan
    November 1, 2004

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d))
    provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless,
    prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President
    publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice
    stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the
    anniversary date. Consistent with this provision, I have sent the
    enclosed notice, stating that the Sudan emergency is to continue in
    effect beyond November 3, 2004, to the Federal Register for publication.
    The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the
    Federal Register on October 31, 2003 (68 FR 62211).
        The crisis between the United States and Sudan constituted by the
    actions and policies of the Government of Sudan that led to the
    declaration of a national emergency on November 3, 1997, has not been
    resolved. These actions and policies are hostile to U.S. interests and
    pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
    security and foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, I have
    determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency
    declared with respect to Sudan and maintain in force the comprehensive
    sanctions against Sudan to respond to this threat.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. The notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.